Adepero oduye biography of albert
Adepero oduye biography of albert
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Adepero Oduye
American actress
Adepero Oduye (AD-ə-PERR-oh oh-DOO-yay)[1] is an American actress, director, singer, and writer.
She is known for Pariah (), 12 Years a Slave (), The Big Short (), and Widows ().
Life and career
Adepero Oduye was born in Brooklyn, New York, one of seven children of Nigerian parents.
Although she graduated pre-med from Cornell University, she decided to pursue her passion for acting upon graduation.[2]
Oduye's breakout role came in when she starred in Dee Rees' critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film Pariah, for which she received several awards and a nomination for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards.[3][4][2] During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep mentioned some of her favorite performances of the year, highlighting Oduye in Pariah.[5] The following year, she joined an all-star cast in the Steel Magn